Marr RFC is a

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team based in

Troon Troon (Scottish Gaelic: ''An Truthail'') is a town and sea port in South Ayrshire, situated on the west coast of Ayrshire in Scotland, about north of Ayr and northwest of Glasgow Prestwick Airport. Troon has a port with ferry and freight serv ...

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. They play in the .

History

Marr play their home games at Fullarton estate and has done since early 1970s. Until then it had used the school grounds since the club's formation in the 1940s. It was originally for the former pupils of

Marr College Marr College is a co-educational secondary school in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Marr College is the third largest secondary school in South Ayrshire, with 1,127 pupils enrolled at the school in 2023–2024. The building itself is owned by ...

, a

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in Troon, and there is still a close affiliation between the club and local high school. They play in the distinct colours of purple, gold and green. Over the last few years Marr has had a revival mainly due to the introduction of former Scotland 'A' cap Craig Redpath as head coach and latterly Former Ayr players Paul Burke and Stephen Adair as additional coaches. Starting with the 2010–11 season, Marr began a run of four successive league title wins which promoted the club from the sixth to the second tier of Scottish club rugby for the 2014–15 season. They were promoted in the 2016–17 season and for the 2017–18 season they will play in the Scottish Premiership. The side topped the Scottish Premiership in season 2019–20, but the SRU declared the season null and void as it ended prematurely when the coronavirus pandemic broke out.

Sides

* Marr Rugby 1st XV (Arnold Clark Premiership (Men's)) * Women's 1st XV (Arnold Clark West Region League Division 3 (Women's)) * Marr Rugby 2nd XV (Arnold Clark Inter City Reserve League (Men's)) * Marr Rugby 3rd XV (Arnold Clark West Region Reserve League Division 1 (Men's)) * School Teams (INSPIRESPORT BOY’S U18 (1ST XV) WEST A SCHOOLS CONFERENCE)

Honours

Glasgow City Sevens Glasgow City Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament held by Cartha Queens Park, in Dumbreck in the south side of Glasgow. The tournament was previously known as the Cartha Sevens and the Cartha Queens Park Sevens. History The first rugby ...

** Champions (1): 2018 * Drumpellier Sevens ** Champions: 1974 * Stirling Sevens ** Champions: 1973 * Greenock Sevens ** Champions: 2017 * Tennents National Division 1 **Champions: 2016–17, 2018–19 * Ardrossan Sevens ** Champions: 1982 * Musselburgh Sevens ** Champions: 2022 * Hamilton Sevens ** Champions: 2022

Notable former players

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, 30 caps for , and 8 for the

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* Gordon Reid, 41 caps for Scotland * Darcy Rae, Glasgow Warriors and Scotland * Peter Brown, former captain of Scotland * Bill Cuthbertson, Scottish international

References

;Sources * Massie, Allan ''A Portrait of Scottish Rugby'' (Polygon, Edinburgh; )

External links

* Rugby union teams in Scotland Rugby union in South Ayrshire 1940s establishments in Scotland Troon Sports clubs and teams established in the 1940s {{Scotland-rugbyunion-team-stub